There are not many tricks in the pursuit, just pursue closely and either catch up with the opponent or force the opponent to collapse. So after Wang Xian made up his mind, he ordered Xu Huaiqing to lead 10,000 light cavalry to cross the Tabu River and pursue Abu Zian's army.
army.
He led the Chinese army to follow closely behind him, and at almost dawn, he also appeared at the place where the Tatar army camped last night.
At this time, Xu Huaiqing had already sent someone to report to him the situation an hour ago. Wang Xian and Liu Sheng were riding on horseback, looking at the messy camp and feeling a little incredible. Liu Sheng clicked his tongue and said in wonder: "They say that Abu is only safe.
He is a reckless man, and he never thought that his ability to run away is very impressive."
Shi Nigan, who was tied up on horseback and followed the army, sneered and said: "How can that fool alone want to escape the pursuit of the king's master? He must have joined up with the old fox!"
"Oh?" Liu Sheng was slightly surprised. Although Shi Nigan's words were unfounded, he intuitively felt that it was the truth. "In this case, it's really tricky." There were deserters led by Alutai, and there were no deserters led by Alutai.
Deserters from Taiwan and Belt are definitely two different concepts.
"No matter what, just keep chasing." Wang Xian couldn't say how frustrated he was. He had already prepared for a hard pursuit. The Tatars are as cunning as foxes, and a great victory like the Tabuk River cannot be repeated again and again.
And three. "No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't escape a good hunter. If you keep chasing, you will definitely catch them!".
In the next few days, the Tatars ran wildly, and the Ming army pursued them, but they could not catch the main force of the Tatars.
Arutai had too many ways to escape. He could hide the traces of the army, use decoy troops to create false impressions, and lure the Ming army astray. He could also take advantage of changes in routes to lead the Ming army in circles and lead them into the swamp.
Deep in the dense grassland, they suddenly threw away the Ming army and fled.
But Wang Xian and Mo Wen were not vegetarians. After being tricked by Arutai several times, they gradually figured out the way. They ordered Xu Huaiqing to spare no effort in fighting the Tatars... During this long process of escape and pursuit
, allocating the physical strength of men and horses is a great science. No matter which side, they must reasonably arrange their daily marching and resting time to ensure that they can continue high-intensity marching in the future. Whoever dares to spare physical strength for the sake of temporary pleasure is guaranteed to suffer ten times the damage
punishment.
Wang Xian did the opposite and let Xu Huaiqing's forward troops pursue them desperately. The Tatars were forced to run exhausted and almost vomited blood from exhaustion. Arutai had to create an illusion again in order to lure the Ming army.
As expected, Xu Huaiqing fell into the trap, and the forward troops were led further and further by the noses of thousands of Tatars.
Seeing that the Ming army had been fooled, Arutai could finally let the tired army stop and breathe a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the main force of the Ming army, which had been following the front army, suddenly came to Arutai! Arutai
Only then did he suddenly realize that Wang Xian had deliberately made himself and his vanguard entangled with each other. His mind was filled with how to get rid of Xu Huaiqing, the tarsal maggot, and he would naturally ignore the truly deadly main force of the Ming army.
Although Arutai once again used his superhuman insight to take away most of the army, there were still four to five thousand Tatars left behind by the Ming army forever...
Although this battle did not achieve many brilliant results, it broke the myth that Arutai was "unmatchable" and made the Ming army soldiers who had been holding back their anger for more than ten days breathe a sigh of relief.
I finally have confidence whether I can catch up with Arutai.
Just when Wang Xian was about to order his soldiers to continue the pursuit, an uninvited guest caught up with him.
"Marshal, an angel came to convey the decree to the court." A scout officer rushed over.
Wang Xian and Liu Sheng looked at each other and were both very surprised. Firstly, the army was now deep in the grassland and almost cut off from the mainland, but the imperial envoy could find them. Secondly, even if they wanted to contact them, they only needed a messenger to deliver the message.
However, there is no need to send out imperial envoys at all.
"The person who came here is not a good person." Liu Sheng grinned, which always made people feel a little gloating about his misfortune.
"Indeed, good people don't come." Wang Xian rarely refuted Liu Sheng and waved his hand to bring the imperial envoy over.
After a while, a dusty eunuch was helped to the front of Wang Xian. This guy had obviously suffered a lot along the way. The red python robe that represented a senior eunuch had turned yellow-green, and a picture of him appeared.
His face was even more weathered, and his original appearance could not be seen clearly. What was even worse was that his legs were filled with pus and yellow water due to the skin and flesh on the inner side being worn out due to riding horses for days and not being able to rest...
"Zhou An, the deputy general manager of our household, pays homage to the Duke and the Marquis." The eunuch endured the pain and saluted Wang Xian and Liu Sheng.
After hearing the other party's self-report, Wang Xian and Liu Sheng realized that the other party was Zhou An, one of the top three eunuchs in the palace. Liu Sheng chuckled and said, "Old Zhou, why do you look like this?"
Wang Xian said calmly: "Forgive me. My father-in-law has been working hard all the way. I wonder what the emperor's will is?"
Zhou An struggled to take out a bamboo tube from his back, tore off the sealing seal, poured out a roll of yellow silk, held it in his hand, and said to Wang Xian and others: "Please accept the decree, sir!"
Liu Sheng kept signaling to Wang Xian with his eyes, and almost shouted out, "Stand and receive the order." Wang Xian ignored him, knelt down to receive the order and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Xian, receives the order, and I respectfully greet you.
"
"Holy greetings." Zhou An responded to the emperor, and then read in a long tone: "I have read your imperial edict. I am glad to hear that the king's army defeated the Tartars on the banks of the Tabu River. You want to take advantage of the opportunity to defeat Qu Kui. Be prepared.
Seeing the spirit of loyalty and righteousness, connecting with the gods, the enemy prospered the country, but you are the only one who relies on you. However, the captive chief Arutai still has hidden plots and tricks, and his tribe has tens of thousands of cavalry. The art of war says, don't pursue the enemy when you are poor. The lone army goes deep into the grassland
, is actually a taboo for military strategists. I hope you must not be greedy for merit and rush forward. It is better to start your army as soon as possible, receive meritorious service and receive rewards, so as to alleviate the suffering of officials and people looking at each other. I will personally undress my shirt for my love, and share in the peaceful and prosperous age. I send this personal note,
I think it is appropriate to read it carefully. I hope that on the day when I see the edict, I will raise my troops and return to the court. Remember, remember, and admire this."
Zhou An's voice was the most melodious among the eunuchs. He read the contents of the edict slowly and unhurriedly, and it was actually very pleasant to hear. However, Liu Sheng and others were all full of emotions, and they seemed to be angry at any time.
Maybe he couldn't help but tear the imperial edict to pieces together with Zhou An...
Wang Xian's face gradually darkened, and the anger in his chest also rose. He really didn't expect that the capital was actually afraid of him to this extent, and would rather give up this God-given opportunity to destroy Arutai and restore peace to the north for decades.
He must summon his own teacher to return to court!
Could it be that all the compromises he had made before were given to the dogs?! Could it be that the emperor's promise not to interfere in the war was all eaten by the dogs?! He really wanted to cut open the chests of those people and see what their intentions were.
How long is it?!
Unknowingly, after reading the edict, Wang Xian was still immersed in anger and could not extricate himself, and did not follow the routine at all.
Now Zhou An was embarrassed... He looked around at Liu Sheng and others who looked like they were about to eat people, especially Wang Xian's livid face. He was so frightened that his two bones trembled, and there was a cold sweat on his forehead. There was a little bit of it everywhere.
The majesty of an imperial envoy delivering an order? He was supported and stood there. He hesitated for a while, then had to bite the bullet and timidly said: "Master, please accept the order."
Unexpectedly, Wang Xian frowned and turned a deaf ear, still refusing to accept the order.
Zhou An secretly complained in his heart. He was given a death order and must deliver the decree to Wang Xian. Seeing that Wang Xian refused to accept the decree, he had no choice but to step forward and hand the decree to Wang Xian. You don't
If you are willing to accept it, I will hand it to you...
Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, Liu Sheng rushed forward angrily, snatched the imperial edict from Zhou An's hand, held it in his hand like a piece of waste paper, stared at Zhou An with round eyes, and asked angrily: "What the hell is this?"
Whose idea was it? Our army is about to be completely victorious. At this time, wouldn’t all our previous efforts have been wasted? If the old fox Arutai is allowed to escape back, how can there be peace in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty?!"
Zhou An was unexpectedly deprived of the imperial edict and became even more at a loss. But he still had to say what he should say. He could only face the cannibalistic gaze of Marquis Anyuan and said with a cry: "The old slave is just a talker. Since the Marquis
I have already accepted the order for you, and please prepare yourselves and the marquis to return to the court together with our family!"
"Bah! I'll take the bullshit!" Liu Sheng threw the Huang Ling to the ground, stepped on it a few times, and then pulled out his sword and was about to kill Zhou An! "I'll kill you, an eunuch, before I do that. Look,
Let’s see how you can return to court with my master!”
Zhou An was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and screamed: "Kill the imperial envoy. Killing the imperial envoy is rebellion. Lord Marquis, do you want to be executed by the nine tribes?!" Even though this guy was so frightened that he couldn't forget his identity, he still couldn't forget his identity.
.It can be seen that Zhu Gaochi and Yang Shiqi sent this person here, but they also had some knowledge of people.
"I'll kill him!" Liu Sheng laughed ferociously and struck Zhou An's head with his sword.
"Stop!" Wang Xian finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, the monk Xinyan who was guarding him raised his Zen staff and knocked away Liu Sheng's sword that had already struck Zhou An's neck.
"Humph!" Liu Sheng turned away angrily. This guy was always thinking of ways to make Wang Xian make up his mind, and he was almost going crazy.
Zhou An was paralyzed on the ground like mud. Everyone suddenly felt a filthy smell. It turned out that this guy peed his pants out of fear.
Wang Xian supported his legs, stood up slowly, patted the grass blades and soil on his knees, and said without looking at Zhou And: "Mr. Zhou has come a long way and suffered a lot along the way. Please go down and rest."
.As for the military arrangements, we have made our own arrangements, so there is no need for the general manager to worry about it."
After Wang Xian finished speaking, the guards immediately helped Zhou An out. As for the guards Zhou An brought, they had long been so frightened that they shrank into a ball like chaff. No one dared to rescue his father-in-law.
That's it. Zhou An wanted to turn around and say something more, but he saw the soldiers around him staring at him angrily, holding their sword hilts tightly, as if they wanted to chop themselves into pieces. This one-sided soldier
Eunuch Zhou finally swallowed the words that were about to reach his lips deeply.